Kyne Santos, a math major, finds inspiration in math and makeup as a means of self-expression.
Kyne Santos’s introduction to math was highly practical. His late father, a Filipino immigrant who worked as an engineer for Toyota in Cambridge, Ontario, told his young son that excelling in the subject would help him land a good job. By high school, math was Santos’s best mark, and he competed in contests—in his case, exams provided by the University of Waterloo. “I didn’t win often, but they exposed me to the creative side of math,” Santos says.
Around the same time, Santos began experimenting with makeup, wearing red lipstick and eyelashes to school—a “superhero cape,” as he explored his gender expression. By 2016, when Santos was a first-year math major at Waterloo, he saw a live performance by Kitchener queen Miss Drew, who inspired him to take to the stage. By day, Santos would complete his coursework; by night, using Kyne as a drag name, he’d perform in DIY costumes at campus pubs and nightclubs across southern Ontario.
One and a half million math converts flocked to Santos’s @onlinekyne account for camp explanations of quadratic equations and square roots and, soon, Santos had adapted the tips into a book. This spring, Johns Hopkins University Press released Math in Drag, in which Santos explains key math concepts, like the law of averages, alongside queer history tidbits about drag balls and Marsha P. Johnson.
Math Makeup Self-Expression Gender Identity Contests Performance
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Guelph students among Canadian kids learning math concepts through Métis beading practicesGrade 6 students at St. John Catholic Elementary School in Guelph working on their bracelets while Métis knowledge keeper Alicia Hamilton helps.
Read more »
Canadian drag queen Kyne discusses her book, 'Math in Drag'Shortly after “Math in Drag” hit the shelves in book stores across North America, author Kyne Santos found herself in a New York City elevator with renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Read more »
YouTube drag queen star Kyne Santos is teaching math to show people how to see the world differently | Day 6 | Live RadioKyne Santos is a mathematician, drag queen and YouTube star who built a community of 1.5 million followers making fabulous educational math videos in drag. In her new book, Math In Drag, she says there's a connection between math and drag and celebrates her deep affection for both.
Read more »
Why March 14 is the perfect day for a slice of piPi Day has gained momentum as a way to draw attention to math, Einstein and pastry
Read more »
Squamish math historian redefines origin of decimal pointHistoric Revelation: Trinity Western prof uncovers that the decimal point was used 150 years before previously thought.
Read more »
Math lessons from deepfakes of Drake, other celebrities on TikTok raise concerns about misinformationDeepfake math lessons on TikTok raise concerns about misinformation.
Read more »